A public transit official working for the city of Leeds found the coin while counting bus and tram fares. Now, his grandson has donated it to Leeds Museums and Galleries ...
WASHINGTON, DC- The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art has announced that it will return three historic South Indian bronze sculptures to India after provenance research established that the ...
It’s a kind of notice board … where people left messages, history, greetings, insults, drawings and much more.” ...
A new digital archive is making thousands of mysterious ancient Chinese emblematic symbols accessible to anyone with an internet connection. Yuwei Zhou, a PhD candidate in the Department of East Asian ...
On a Monday afternoon this winter, 64-year-old historian James Millward climbed the steps of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery with a “little stack of handouts, like a good professor,” and no ...
In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to ...
The summer festival, held annually since 1967, will not take place as usual on the National Mall, which will instead host the president’s Great American State Fair. By Jennifer Schuessler The ...
Administration officials met with staff at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery and discussed putting multiple artworks of the president in a section of the museum. By Zachary Small and Robin ...
It’s a 5,000-square-foot research greenhouse that scientists from all over the world come to study, filled with obscure and exotic plants you can’t find anywhere else on the planet — let alone in the ...
WASHINGTON — After several days of snow closures, the Smithsonian museums and National Zoo will reopen on Wednesday. All 21 Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo closed prior to a snowstorm that ...
The Smithsonian Institution is struggling for its independence amid an ideological battle with the Trump administration over how America’s history should be presented. Experts say the political ...
What if we told you that a small army of flesh-eating insects plays a crucial role in helping the Smithsonian prep and preserve its bones? In today’s episode of “Matt About Town,” we’re going behind ...
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